The developer behind a new inner-city apartment building has vowed construction will be completed on time, despite the builder going into voluntary administration, leaving creditors $1.6 million in the lurch.
Chris Herde, The Courier-MailSubscriber only|May 20, 2020 5:25pm
THE developer of an inner-city apartment building said he was “blindsided” after the project’s builder collapsed owing $1.6 million to creditors.
Brisbane-based Bulkbuild Pty Ltd went into voluntary administration on Monday leaving its only building site — the London Residences — in limbo.
Construction company head’s worry after builder collapse
Construction boss speaks after company collapse
However, Ferro Property Group managing director Marco Ferro, who is developing the $27 million luxury seven-storey apartment building on Bailey St, West End, said it should still be completed by late August or early September.
“We didn’t get notified. We were blindsided when we were told about it last Thursday,” he said.
“At that point the site was at full speed. Our project manager monitors it every day and we had no signs that this was happening.
“But as soon as we found out we terminated the contract, secured the property and hired BulkBuild’s key construction staff and admin.
“We’ve been building and developing since for a long time and this isn’t our first rodeo.”
Morton + Lee Insolvency director Leon Lee is handling the voluntary administration and said he will meet with creditors.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.